Friday, October 31, 2014

The Colonial Road Runners and the
Peninsula Track Club will join forces on Saturday, November 1 at the Yorktown
Battlefield 10 Miler, in our twice-yearly age-graded
competition against the Tidewater Striders (the top 10 score by age-graded
percentages for each team). We have compiled our team roster from the
pre-registered entrant list, but if you are planning on entering race morning,
and would like to be placed on the CRR-PTC team, please email or call Rick
Platt (rickplatt1@juno.com
or 757-345-1431). Race details
below.

Also there is a special $5
discount for Colonial Road Runners members to the Christmas Town Dash 8K at Busch
Gardens, a CRR Grand Prix Event on Sunday, December 7, if you mail in your entry form and note on the entry form that you are
a CRR member. Christmas Town Dash entry forms are available on the CRR website,
or can be received by email from Rick Platt (rickplatt1@juno.com) as a .pdf attachment.
If entering by Oct. 31, the fee would be $40 (a $5 discount from the regular
$45 fee), and if entering by Nov. 30, the fee would be $45 (a $5 discount from
the regular $50 fee).

Williamsburg Running Workouts — through November 30,
2014

Monday, November 3, 10, 17, 24 -Williamsburg – The DOG Street Pub Running Club 5K fun
runs will continue at 6 p.m., even after the end of Daylight Savings Time, although
the late start options of up to 7 p.m. will cease, DOG Street Pub, Merchants
Square, 401 W. Duke of Gloucester Street. Registration (no fee) starts at 5
p.m., 5K fun run (no official times) starts at 6 p.m. and goes through William
and Mary campus, and through Colonial Williamsburg. Post-race social with drink
specials every week from Williamsburg’s
Alewerks Brewing Company. Weekly event. Casual, family and dog friendly.
Contact DOG Street
Pub at 757-293-6478.

Wednesdays
- Williamsburg – Due to the end of Daylight
Savings Time on Sunday, November 2, the Colonial Road
Runners weekly interval workouts at WalsinghamAcademy will take a break
during the holiday months of November and December,
and will resume on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 5:00 p.m., then move back to
the regular 5:30 p.m. starting time in mid-February. Ed Irish (work 757-221-2425, cell 757-532-1705,
epiris@wm.edu) or Rick Platt (757-229-7375,
cell 757-345-1431, rickplatt1@juno.com)

As a winter
replacement, CRR interval workout coordinator Ed Irish will be doing some
interval workouts at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays around the lighted Governor’s Palace Green in Colonial
Williamsburg, about a quarter mile loop, and starting on Wednesday, November 5,
and continuing through Wednesday, January 14.

There are
also smaller “Enterprisers” group runs Mondays
through Fridays, and Sundays at
6:00 a.m. in Williamsburg,
with further details on the Enterprisers “about” page. To be added to the
“Enterprisers” email list for the specific weekly Saturday workouts, email Lisa
Osterhoudt at lisaann0714@yahoo.com

Unclaimed Race Awards – If you were an award winner and weren’t around to claim your race award at the post-race awards ceremony you might still be able to receive your award from either the race director, or from Rick Platt, Race Coordinator for the Colonial Road Runners. Awards will not be mailed, but can be picked up at one of the following:

Contact Rick Platt by email (rickplatt1@juno.com) or by phone (757-229-7375, or cell 757-345-1431) to determine who now has the unclaimed race awards, and to arrange pick up your award at one of the above locations.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

My father, Ron Lamprecht, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer earlier this year. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy, a brutal treatment that leaves the body frail and fatigued, causes constant nausea and weight loss and leaves the body generally more susceptible to disease. I can't begin to tell you how powerless it must feel to not know how many bites of your next meal you might be able to hold down, or what its like to wonder if the next minor cold that goes around might end up in a major case of pneumonia because your immune system is so weakened. What I can tell you is how powerless it feels looking at a family member wondering how long they can continue to fight through such a ravaging treatment or what it is like to constantly think about how you might eulogize your loved one in the coming weeks or months.

While there may be nothing I can do to help my father's cancer today, I refuse to be powerless. To that end on Oct 18th I have joined the Cancer Hater 24-Hour Challenge and ask for your support as a cancer hater as well. In addition, each month until March I will take on another personal challenge that is still easier than chemo in the hopes of raising more than $1000.00 for cancer research. I hope you will consider donating, knowing that 100% of every dollar donated will go directly to fuel cancer research at the Massey Cancer Center.Disclaimer: Liking or sharing this post does NOT mean you like or want to share cancer -- it just makes you a cancer hater as well!